Outwood Farm (Phase 1) (5 MW solar farm)
Outwood Farm (Phase 1) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- MS Power Projects
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 14/00948/FULL
- Site area
- 24.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Outwood Farm Road Billericay, Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2240
Who decides
| Applications | Basildon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 25.6 | operational | 2.0 |
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Whites Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 2.9 |
| Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Nevendon | battery storage | 10 | operational | 4.6 |
| Nevendon Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Land at Havering Grove Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 5.3 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.6219, 0.4467).